Legal Opinion
Becker v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided November 26, 1929No. 4180PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WOOLLEY, Circuit Judge.
The single question on this appeal is whether, in the state of the pleading, the sentence imposed for a seeond offense of possessing liquor in violation of the National Prohibition Act (27 USCA) is lawful.
The first three counts of the indictment charged unlawful sales of liquor, the fourth] unlawful possession of liquor and the fifth maintenance of a nuisance. The sixth count alleged that the defendant had, on a date prior to those of the crimes charged, been convicted of unlawful sales and possession of liquor as shown by No. 4360 of the Criminal Doeket of the same…
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